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Area families celebrate Family Fun Fest at La Crosse Center
Family Fun Fest brings in 70 vendors to the La Crosse Center for families and children to enjoy Sunday.
Advocates: Walker's budget could hurt programs for disabled
Disabilities advocates say Gov. Scott Walker's budget cuts could be devastating to programs that help Wisconsinites live independently.
House GOP walks thin line in doling out budget surplus
A projected $1.87 billion budget surplus puts majority House Republicans in a game of tug-of-war — not just with Democrats who control the rest of state government, but within their own party's competing and sometimes conflicting priorities over how much should be spent versus returned to taxpayers.
Blood donations dropping along with temperatures
The call is going out for blood donors in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
La Crosse?s first ?Play it Forward? instrument drive
In an effort to get instruments into children's hands, the La Crosse Symphony held an instrument drive Saturday afternoon at Valley View Mall.
Aldo Leopold weekend teaches families about environmental ethics
Area families braved the cold on Saturday to learn about our environment.
Children?s Museum celebrates 16 years
The Children's Museum was celebrating its 16th birthday on Saturday.
Memorial and benefit held in honor of missing fisherman
Family and friends gathered in La Crosse on Saturday to remember a missing Onalaska fisherman.
Study finds visiting hospitals may increase risk of flu
Many cases of the flu could have been easily avoided according to a new study.
Take a closer look at La Crosse's downtown developments
Lot C is expected to become a $68 million complex that will house a new Associated Bank building, among other things. But there are two other multimillion-dollar projects in the works that are a result of the Lot C deal.
Thousands gather at Capitol to rally against right-to-work
Thousands of Wisconsin union workers have rallied at the Capitol to protest a right-to-work bill set to be taken up again this week.
13-year-old dies in Wausau stabbing after social media fight
A 13-year-old boy was stabbed twice in the back and died after self-proclaimed gang members got into a street fight in Wausau prompted by a social media dispute, police said Saturday.
Device allows blind Forest Lake man to see his wife again
Device allows blind Forest Lake man to see his wife again
DNR promotes wild turkey hunt to spur interest in the bird
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is teaching people to hunt for their own wild turkeys, as part of an effort to increase interest in hunting and bolster public support for wild land and conservation.
News 8 Eye Piece: Salt
If you drive a car in this area you will deal with this every winter.
Area student writes children?s book to teach business terms
An area student is putting the language of the business world in simpler terms.
Farming conference brings more than $1 million to La Crosse
The largest organic farming conference in the nation is bringing some big business to the area.
Viterbo students brave the cold overnight
A handful of Viterbo students have a better idea of what it's like to be homeless.
Koula?s attorneys react to state?s appeal response
The West Salem man convicted of killing his parents says the state would be wrong to deny him a retrial.
Businesses split on suggested Hwy. 53 traffic change
La Crosse residents are asking for safer roads. All week the city looked to the public for input on a transportation vision for the future.
